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| San Sebastion to Bignac - 236 miles |
It rained all night, so
much for putting the screens on to dry, and we were up before the
alarm - well Brenda was - to take Jamie out. Still raining when we
were ready to leave so minimum servicing and away by 10.30. First
stop for fuel before we crossed into France as it's currently
significantly cheaper in Spain and we needed almost a full tank. Then
onto the toll motorway.
There is a non-toll
route but it follows the coast and goes through all the towns and
villages and is always very busy with locals criss-crossing the
border for cheaper goods. We'd decided already that it wasn't worth
the saving and also as the motorway to Bordeaux is also nearly all
toll now we'd use that too. In the end it cost us about £20 but it
was worth it to avoid the hassle. The weather was also starting to
improve and got better the further north we went.
Stopped off for a lunch
break just south of Bordeaux before tackling the Rocade (ring road)
which, as usual, was very busy but at least was running smoothly. It
wasn't long before we turned off up the A10, crossing the Dordogne
river then continuing on the N10, a fast dual carriageway with no
roundabouts or junctions and just a short section of single
carriageway being upgraded. It's supposed to be limited to 80 kph for
us, but if you don't tell anybody we won't either........
Mid-afternoon, with the
sun now shining, we gave thought to our overnight stop and Angueleme
looked about right. Although there is a choice of aires we thought we
might have a day off driving so looked in our shiny new ACSI book
(remember January?) and found a nice sounding place a little north of
the city at Bignac. TomTom to the fore again and a rather tortuous
route along several minor roads brought us to Camping Marco de
Bignac, a rather nice English owned and operated site next to a lake.
With only a few pitches taken – their season has only just opened –
we chose a good spot in full sun with a view over the lake and plenty
of room for Jamie to run around.
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| Nice spot |
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| Site Wardens chair! |
We'll have a couple of
nights break here then push on up through Normandy and find a vet for
the UK regulations for Jamie, ready for our Chunnel next Saturday.
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